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    The oxbow lake of Yarina Cocha is only a few miles from Pucallpa (referred to by author Tom Robbins as the Clouds from a mid-day storm pass over the rolling hills next to Laguna De Paca. The lake, a short drive away from Huancayo in the central Andes, has become a fixture for local day trips and fishermen. Houseboat restaurants serve trout on the shore, though since the economic recession less tourists have come visiting. Walking there from nearby Jauja, I met some local residents with whom I sat down to enjoy the sunset. These fleeting encounters will stay with me all my life, even if I don't remember their names. Thanks to my camera, however, I will never forget their faces, or the beautiful land in which they lived. I consider that a great privilege. by: loverock Views[556] An elderly woman and her daughter sell animal feed at a local market in Jauja, a small town in the central Andean plateau that was once Peru's capital city. Peru is becoming increasingly urbanised as more and more youth move to the big cities to find work as clerks or taxi drivers, leaving the elderly behind to tend to farms. Likewise, as Peru modernises, farming is becoming more mechanised. As a result, a treasure trove of knowledge about ancient agricultural techniques, as well as many unique cultivars, are slowly being lost. As these elders have no youth to mentor, their knowledge dies with them. by: loverock Views[547] I met this beautiful potato seller at the famed Andahuaylas market in the central Andes, just north of the Sacred Valley. The rich soil allows for the cultivation of many crops, and the land is irrigated by waters flowing down from the higher peaks of the Andes. The market is almost 3 kilometers long, selling everything from second hand clothing to livestock, vegetables and cheap chinese imports. Spices enliven the air and the colours and motion of the place is overwhelming. Farmers from the country, carrying sacks full of hundreds of variety of potatoes (a crop native to Peru), sell their wares on the large concrete pavements set up for stalls, shouting prices and flagging down potential customers. Should you feel the need to escape the chaos, just cross the river to the livestock section, buy yourself a horse and ride off into the sunset. by: loverock Views[579] The inscription below this crucifix implores the passerby to venerate this ancient symbol. What is going on in the life of the man who walks by it? Is the book in his hand a bible or a journal? Is he a believer in God? Where is he going, and why does he wear that expression of contentment? What songs play in his ears as he walks the streets of the city? Is it his, or is he one of the many who come to Lima seeking fortune? Despite widespread poverty, pollution and social inequality, the city continues to attract many from the countryside seeking a better life, another passerby in this sprawling metropolis. Another bookcover to a story I'll only have read a line of. Catholicism, brought by the Spanish Conquistadors, left a deep mark on Peruvian society. The city center of Lima, home to almost a 3rd of Peru's 30 million inhabitants, radiates outwards from the Plaza De Armas, the central square from which all points in Peru are measured. Catholicism played a major role in Peruvian culture and society since conquest and in some respects it's introduction wiped clean thousands of years of knowledge and belief, leading to the death and persecution of many, and as a justification for the Spanish conquest (
     

    Motivations & Seredipity

    Monday, 14 Jan 2013 | Views [453]

    I was sat in a blue bus on it's way north to a desert town by the sea, several months deep on a journey through Peru. Playing on a dinky TV was a Jackie Chan movie with Spanish subtitles. The chairs were covered in poly-corduroy and smelled ever ... Read more >

    Tags: emotion, journey, life changing experience, love, peru, rebirth, trek, vagabond

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - Pure Peru

    Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    As an artist, my passion is to create honest, evocative work, free of pretense. The same desire motivates my photography: reflect the world & it's emotional impact on me as honestly as possible. To MOVE people, something very hard in a generation so anesthetized ... Read more >
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    The inscription below this crucifix implores the passerby to venerate this ancient symbol. What is going on in the life of the man who walks by it? Is the book in his hand a bible or a journal? Is he a believer in God? Where is he going, and why does he wear that expression of contentment? What songs play in his ears as he walks the streets of the city? Is it his, or is he one of the many who come to Lima seeking fortune? Despite widespread poverty, pollution and social inequality, the city continues to attract many from the countryside seeking a better life, another passerby in this sprawling metropolis. Another bookcover to a story I'll only have read a line of. Catholicism, brought by the Spanish Conquistadors, left a deep mark on Peruvian society. The city center of Lima, home to almost a 3rd of Peru's 30 million inhabitants, radiates outwards from the Plaza De Armas, the central square from which all points in Peru are measured. Catholicism played a major role in Peruvian culture and society since conquest and in some respects it's introduction wiped clean thousands of years of knowledge and belief, leading to the death and persecution of many, and as a justification for the Spanish conquest (

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